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BY MATTIE ANN CALLIER-SPEARS
She knew it was wrong. She was in
church. She, by her own admission,
had a mother who cared about her. So-
why was this? I began praying for her,
rebuking Satan in the name o f Jesus
Christ. Pleading that Satan would lose
his bounds on her. She began to cry and
started calling me “ M am a” , several
times, she said, " I ’m sorry M ama but I
can ’t help it. M ama I w on’t do it any
m ore.” She w asn’t seeing me but she
was seeing her mother. In her drugged
state, she knew that she had broken a
prom ise. I told her that she could do it-
with G od’s help. She was just going to
the wrong source.
A fter we prayed and she cired, she
was still wanting me to give her ten
dollars. I realized that this was the only
way that 1 was going to stop her from
going back out there to those cars as
soon as my back was turned. I gave her
the m oney and a copy o f the “ Daily
B read” . From the booklet, I read her a
passage that was so appropriate. I asked
her where was she going. I told her if
she was going to that house-1 was going
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February 6,1991—The Portland Observer - Page 3
Portland Observer
by Mattie Ann Callier-Spears
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RELIGION
O Freedom
SCRIPTURE OF THE
WEEK:
II CORINTHIANS 9:7-15
[The War Within]
[continued from last week’s
sk’! issue]
to take the money back. “ Go get you
something to e a t” I told her. I gave her
a hug and she waved at me saying
“ Good-bye and thank you. I ’m not
going to that house.”
Just as she got to the com er, here
com es the police. They stopped her and
put her in the car. They came down to
the parking lot, o f the office, where I
was still standing. “ W e received a call.
Is this the person?” the police asked.
“ Yes, she is but I have talked to her,
and if you can take her home, I would
appreciate it very m uch.” The police
said that they w anted to talk to her first
and assured me that they would take
care o f her. They pulled off with her in
the back seat.
Until this day, I have never seen
this young woman on any com er. Now-
whether or not she continues to use
drugs and/or alcohol, I have no idea.
But-w hat does matter is that I shared
C hrist with her in her time of need.
My m other always told us that
everything, no m atter how good or how
bad, happens for som e reason. These
young people, whom I have just cited,
are classic exam ples of some o f the
problems that cause wars inside o f us.
They believed that their reason was
completely valid and the results were
warranted. The Holy Scripture says that
we are engaged in spiritual warfare.
The wars that we fight and wage are not
wars o f the flesh but are wars o f the
spirit, o f principalities and powers. Satan
is real. But-he does not have the last
word. H e’s a liar, a deceiver, a con-
niver, and a low down dirty rat who
dem ands all that you have and gives
nothing back, in return. Why would
you w ant to have anything to do with
the likes of him. Yuk! Spit him out of
your mouth. Rebuke him in the name of
Jesus. But-Warning! Warning! D on’t
attem pt to go up against him unpre­
pared. If you don’t have the right fight­
ing equipm ent. If you don’t have the
right fight clothes. D on’t even try it.
H e’ll eat you for breakfast, lunch, din­
ner and snacks. Sounds funny, huh?
But, I give you fair warning. Satan will
cause you to despise your father and
your mother. He will cause you to commit
many sins-only if you let him. G ood
and evil are speaking to you all the
time. You m ustdecide which voice you
will listen to. You cannot love both
good and evil. You m ust love one and
hate the other. Those who have tried to
hold on to both have lost their minds;
their ability to reason; som etim es they
can’t tell night from day.
D on’t let G od go! D on’tg iv e upon
the Holy Spirit! G od’s W ord is true.
Many people can tell you many things
and these things are not alw ays true.
W e cannot put all o f our trust in m an’s
ability. For-as long as we are clothed in
this house o f flesh, we are prone to sin.
But-only the effectual workings o f the
Holy Spirit, in your life, can keep you
in spiritual check.
A daily, earnest striving to know
God, and Jesus C hrist whom He has
sent, would bring pow er and efficiency
to the soul. The know lege obtained by
diligent searching of the Scriptures would
be flashed into the memory at the right
time. But if any had neglected to ac­
quaint themselves with the w ords of
Christ, if they had never tested, if they
had never known, if they had never
asked for the pow er o f His grace in the
times o f trials, of war, o f distress, they
could not expect the Holy Spirti to
bring His W ords to their rem em brance.
W e have to serve God on a daily basis
with undivided affection and-then, w e’ve
got to put all our trust solely on and in
Him who died that we might have a
right to the tree o f life.
Jesus C hrist’s entire life was bared
on rational, w holesom e judgem ents.
He did not go about conniving and
swindling people. C hrist was honest at
all times even when he taught his dis­
ciples, as he teaches us today. H e said,
“ Ye shall be hated o f all men for My
nam es’s sake; but he that endures until
the end, the same shall be saved.”
[Mark 13:13]
D on’t worry about things that we
have no control over. W e cannot con­
trol what is happening in the Middle
East-but, we can control the war that is
happening in sid eo f u sju stb y believing
on the worthy King o f Kings. It is
Satan’s jo b to fill m an’s heart with
doubt. He leads them to look upon God
as mean and uncaring. He will tem pt
them with sin, and then-he will have
them regard them selves as too vile, too
dirty, too broken to approach the Heav­
enly Father, God Almighty.
C hrist was a man o f PE A C E and
all those servants o f C hrist are called to
do the same work. Beware! lest, in
seeking to prevent discord, they surren­
der the truth. They are to ‘ ‘follow after
the things which m ake for p eace” .
[Romans 14:19], Real peace can never
be secured by com prom ising your p rin­
ciples. And-now man can be true to
their principles w ithout exciting o p p o ­
sition. The children o f Light will a l­
ways be opposed by the children o f
‘darkness’. Thus-w e have W AR!
O! Freedom! Lord may w e w ork
the work o f them that love you. M ay we
walk in the path o f righteousness for
your nam e sake. And after all the wars
have been fought and this old w orld, we
know it, has passed aw ay-L ord m ay
we, your children, be caught up in the
air with you Lord. C aught up in a place
that has not been m ade by human hands.
A place where there will be no more
crying. There will be no more burdens,
no more sickness, no more death. And-
Hallelujah!! There will be no more
W ars. O! Freedom!
Faith Tabernacle Church Holds Revival
Revival, to some, is a bad word.
But during this time o f afflictions, on
mankind, the Faith Tabernacle Church
extended invitations to Pastors, direc­
tors, groups and participants in various
ministires, to be preasent at the “ VIC­
TORY REVIVAL ’91" which was held
on Saturday, January 26, 1991.
The purpose of the revival was to
lift up the name o f Jesus through testi­
mony, praise, and worship. Through
words o f exhortation and encourag-
ment, the goal is to unite, with one-
accord, let Satan and the community
know that God is yet on the throne. God
is working through the services made
Announcement
The Lay Organization o f Bethel
A .M £ . Church, 5828 NE 8th Avenue,
will hold it’s Annual program , February
17,1991 at 4:00 PM.
The theme for the day is : “ Let
Your Light So Shine.”
O ur guest speaker will be Represen-
It is the hope and prayers o f C FFD
that all G ods’ children would work in
one accord to bring about a change in
this community. How it must grieve the
Master to see how we are handling His
creation. All that God made was beau­
tiful and God said, ‘ ‘T hat’s good! ’’ But
now, man has made a m ess out of
beauty and good. It is up to us to right
our wrongs with the help o f the Holy
S pirit
Anyone w anting to know more
about this com m unity outreach, please
call 282-8071. May G od be praised.
the w ord o f God lets us know in the
fifty-ninth chapter o f Isaiah, ‘ ‘So shall
they fear the name of the Lord from the
west and his glory from the rising o f the
sun. W hen the enemy shall com e in like
a flood, the Holy Spirit, o f the Lord,
shall lift up a standard against him ” .
Present were representatives from
groups in the community such as: CFFD,
J ADA, Love Inc., W ings o f Love, Re-
Direction, the Gang Task Force, MAGIC,
House o f Umoja, Pnuema, the Portland
Police Department, the Faith Fellow ­
ship Church M inistry, and several other
com m unity organizatons and person-
aliites.
available by the groups and ministries
that were represented that evening.
Pastor Osborne and the CFFD
[Christian Fellowhsip Freed and D eliv­
ered] M inistry headed by Elder Greg
and Cynthia W ilson found that on the
onset o f 1991, that the drug, alcohol,
gang and crim e problems in our com ­
munity are yet prevalent. A fter evalu­
ating the existence of programs w ork­
ing to com bat these problem s, they
found that there were many groups
working tirelessly providing ministries
in these areas.
Bishop G race C. O sborne, pastor
o f Faith Tabernacle Church, stated that
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The Christian Fellowship Freed and
Delivered ministry is sponsoring a
workshop for persons wanting to get
involved in support services. The ses­
sions will begin at ten, in the morning,
on February 16,1991 and will continue
until two, in the afternoon.
All persons interested should begin
registration on February 11th at the
church. The fee for the workshjop is $ 10
which will include lunch and an infor­
mation packet. A special rate o f $20 has
been set for groups. A group may be 3 or
more people from one organization.
For more information and registra­
tion, call 282-8071.
Mon - Fr. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Saturday 10 - 5:30 pm
Near Lloyd Center
282-1664
1105
N.E. Broadway
Creole Gumbo Dinner
Enjoy the atm osphere and flavorful cuisine of Southwestern
Louisiana at Immaculate Heart Church's annual chicken and
seafood CREOLE GUMBO DINNER.
Saturday, February 9,1991,
Noon until 8:00 p.m.
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'Before You Must"
- Make a Decision -
"Inquire about the services we offer"
Cox Funeral Home, Inc.
281-4891
24 Hr. Service
We are interested in your problems
Jesus Loves You/
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at
4236 NE Eighth Avenue
Immaculate Heart Parish Community Center,
2926 N. Williams Ave., Portland, Oregon, 97227.
(c o m * of 8th ft Skidmore)
Portland, O regon 97211
(503) 287-0261
Cost: Adults $7.00, Children under 12 $3.00.
For tickets, call Bonnie...287-3724 or send check to Immacu­
late Heart Church at the above address.
Maranatha
Church
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CHURCH
WE ARE MOVING
SUNDAY SERVICES
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4222 N.E. 12th Avenue, Portland, Oregon
Sunday Services
Stone Tower Church,
N.E. Sandy Blvd. & 30th
Worship Services 8:00 A.M. & 11:00 A.M.
Church School 9:30 A.M. to 10:30 A.M.
Bible Study, Wednesdays, 116 N.E.Schuyler
10:30 A.M. and 6:30 P.M.
Sunday School
9:00 A .M .
Morning Worship
10:30 A.M .
Evening Worship
6:00 P.M.
Midweek Service - Wednesday
7:00 P.M.
Saturday - BASIC Youth Service
7:00 P.M.
Radio Ministry each Sunday. 8:00 A.M.-KBMS
A Teaching Church With A Reaching Ministry
Dr. James E. Martin. Senior Pastor
‘M arantha L ive” Radio Program /Talk Show KPDQ 9.37 Fm 800 Am
11:00 P.M. io 12:00 midnight (Each Sunday)
Church Office 116 N.E Schuyler,
Phillip S. Nelson, Pastor
St. Paul Missionary
Baptist Church
8101 N. Fiske Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97203
Church Phone: 289-0147
Study Phone:289-1911
Sunday Service
10:45
Sunday School
9:30
Bible Study
6:00
Evening Service
7:00 P.M.
Pastor, Rev. James C.E. Faulkner
Rev Wendell H. Wallace
Senior Pastor
Them e: W hatever yo u ’re going
to do fo r the Lord, do it now.
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tative M argaret Carter, State R epre­
sentative for D istrict 18, and guest so­
loist will be Dr. Carl E. Parker, C oun­
selor at Portland Com m unity College.
W e are planning an excellent pro­
gram and invite the public to share in
this service with us.
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